In This Issue
Over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards
Final call for GTN's Sustainability Directory entries for 2021
Submit your FREE Sustainability Directory Entry here
elho demonstrates continued growth, innovation, and excellent customer support
Container issues continue to escalate at UK ports - watch ITV News Video featuring Steven Potter at Glencrest
Alver Valley Garden Centre gets green light
Growing Media stars as November sees record total sales
Dobbies moves ‘Bring your Christmas Tree Home Day’ as Brits seek early festive joy
November record for plant sales
Garden centre customers find happiness in houseplants
David Domoney chartered horticulturalist and broadcaster partners with the UK’s leading water garden supplier OASE
Stax sets the standard with new ISO audit
First RHS children’s homeware collection launched
Is selling online the future for garden centres?
New appointments to Board of Directors at E. P. Barrus Ltd
Growers and traders discuss impacts of Brexit 
GTN November issue now on-line
Get your own copy of GTN Xtra
Haskins promotes Andrew Harriss to Buying Director
Garden product sales on ice
Tong donates bulbs and seeds to mental health charity
On-line hit for Wild Bird Care
Scholarship for students with environmental solutions
Increased Christmas sales despite less customers
The best of last week's
Garden Centres put the positive stories about retailing during Lockdown
Hillier to Open New Garden Centre at Syon Park Estate
British nurseries are amongst the most eco-friendly on the planet, not that you’d know from watching Gardeners’ World
Restaurant gets star billing at redeveloped centre
Garden Centre Photo Tours
Haskins Snowhill re-opens after £15m re-vamp
British Garden Centres open their 58th centre at Thatcham
Barton Grange Christmas 2020 - Exclusive GTN Xtra Photo Tour
Bestsellers Top 50 charts every week
Buy your subscription to the GTN Bestsellers printed weekly newsletter
All the latest news from the world of pet products
True Instinct to transform into Nature’s Variety
Gin company launches matching festive jumpers and dog bandanas
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Over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won in GTN's Greatest Christmas Awards

They’re back, all be it in a virtual form.  GTN’s Greatest Christmas Awards are back for 2020 to celebrate all that’s great about garden centres at Christmas through the pages of GTN and the GTN Xtra e-mail newsletter and now we can announce there's over £7,000 worth of prizes to be won:

  • The Greatest Christmas Houseplant Team – Sponsored by Woodlodge - £500 stock for the winner
  • The Greatest Outdoor Plant and Christmas Tree Team – Sponsored by GTN Bestsellers -subscriptions worth £580 for the winner
  • The Greatest Festive Food Hall Team – Sponsored by Garden Radio – 1 years’ service with bespoke messages, worth over £500 for the winner
  • The Greatest Christmas Sizzle Team – Sponsored by SOLEX - 2 x Hotel Rooms at SOLEX 2021 for the winner
  • The Greatest Christmas Pets Team – Sponsored by Smart Garden Products, Zöon -£500 stock for the winner
  • The Greatest Christmas Community/Charity Initiative – Sponsored by Kaemingk – A display from their UK showroom for the winner
  • The Greatest Social Media Christmas Marketing Idea – Sponsored by Glee – 2 x Hotel Rooms at Glee 2021 for the winner
  • The Greatest Garden Centre Christmas Video – Sponsored by Premier Decorations - £500 stock for the winner
  • The Greatest Winter Garden Care Sales Team – Sponsored by Elho - £500 stock for the winner
  • The Greatest Covid Safe Christmas Display Team – Sponsored by Global Journey - £500 stock for the winner
  • The Greatest Group Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by DCUK - £500 stock for the winner
  • The Greatest Small Garden Centre Christmas Team - Sponsored by Ascalon - £500 stock for the winner
  • The Greatest Mid-Sized Garden Centre Christmas Team – Sponsored by Kaemingk- A display from their UK showroom for the winner
  • The Greatest Large Garden Centre Christmas Team Sponsored by Festive - £500 stock for the winner
See entry details here
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Final call for GTN's Sustainability Directory entries for 2021

We've already had a great response in the call for entries into GTN's Sustainability Directory for 2021, but we've just managed to get an extension in the deadline from our printers and production team so you now have until 12:00 noon on Friday 11th December to complete your FREE Entry.  Use this link to complete on-line or call Alan Burdon on 01733 775700 or by e-mail: alan@pottingshedpress.co.uk

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Deadline for entries - 12:00 noon Friday 11th December 2020.

 

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elho demonstrates continued growth, innovation, and excellent customer support
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As a year of unprecedented challenges across all industries draws to a close, elho continues to grow and further its reputation as one of the leading synthetic container suppliers in the UK...

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Container issues continue to escalate at UK ports - watch ITV News Video featuring Steven Potter at Glencrest
 

LOFA reported two weeks ago of the congestion that is causing major problems at UK ports, this crisis is now escalating, and the situation is now being highlighted by the BBC and ITV who are reporting on the struggle and financial impact this it is having on UK businesses...

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Alver Valley Garden Centre gets green light

 

A new destination garden centre is to be built in Gosport, Hampshire. The centre will be the third in the Your Local Garden Centre group that currently includes Mappleborough Green and Stansted Park Garden Centres...

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Growing Media stars as November sees record total sales

November recorded record sales volumes in the garden centre EPoS data analysed for GTN Bestsellers and the star performer in terms of year on year growth was that key gardening essential, Growing Media...

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Dobbies moves ‘Bring your Christmas Tree Home Day’ as Brits seek early festive joy

Dobbies brought forward its official ‘Bring your Christmas Tree Home Day’ to Saturday (December 5) as the British public got into the Christmas spirit earlier than normal...

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November record for plant sales

The GTN Bestsellers All Plants Index for November was up by 32% on last year to set a new record in the run up to Christmas...

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Garden centre customers find happiness in houseplants

Customers at garden centres across the country boosted their spirits by buying houseplants during October, according to the Garden Centre Association’s Barometer of Trade report. Compared with the same month in 2019, sales were up 48.2%.

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All the latest news from the world of pet products

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True Instinct to transform into Nature’s Variety

Award-winning experts in natural pet food True Instinct is today announcing it is to rebrand as Nature’s Variety...

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Gin company launches matching festive jumpers and dog bandanas

Ultra-premium Slingsby Gin has launched a special gift for gin lovers and their furry friends this festive season – a charity Christmas jumper for owners with a matching bandana for dogs...

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David Domoney chartered horticulturalist and broadcaster partners with the UK’s leading water garden supplier OASE

David Domoney becomes brand ambassador for the water gardening giant, OASE, and aims to demystify water gardening and encourage more people to add water to their gardens...

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Stax sets the standard with new ISO audit

Stax Trade Centres has cemented its place as the quality leader in its field thanks to re-accreditation carried out by the British Assessment Bureau, which confirmed the company meets the standards of the internationally recognised ISO 9001:2015 quality management system...

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First RHS children’s homeware collection launched
 

The Royal Horticultural Society has awarded a licence to Dexam, a specialist supplier of kitchen cookware, bakeware and accessories, to produce a range of children’s backpacks and meal accessories using environmentally friendly or recycled material...

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Is selling online the future for garden centres?
 

That was the question asked by BBC Radio 4’s You & Yours programme this week, and was answered by two prominent figures from the industry – consultant Jane Lawler and Blue Diamond Garden Centres managing director Alan Roper...

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New appointments to Board of Directors at E. P. Barrus Ltd

E. P. Barrus Ltd has appointed four new members – Tim Hart, Keryn Clarke, Lee Darling and Neil Thompson – to the company’s Board of Directors with immediate effect.

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Growers and traders discuss impacts of Brexit 

With no definitive agreement of a trade deal between the politicians of the UK and the EU in place yet, ‘Getting Brexit Done’ is fast falling on the shoulders of international traders ahead of the 1 January 2021 deadline...

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GTN November issue now on-line

 

 

GTN's November 2020 issue, published this week, is now available to read on-line below:

Read GTN's November 2020 issue here
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